75 Years Ago – October 11, 1949
Rev. Brown Heads Local Scout Drive — District Campaign Chairman Rev. Royal Brown of Houlton has recently announced town chairmen for the annual Finance campaign of Shire District, Katahdin Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, which will be held locally from October 15 to 31. Byron Gove is Town Chairman for Linneus. Malcolm Shurtleff will head the drive in Bridgewater. Dr. Carl A. Spaulding has accepted the Town Finance Chairmanship for Houlton.
Bur. of Mines Conducting Probe of Ores In Aroostook — Investigation of deposits of critical and essential minerals is being carried on by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines in many parts of the United States including Bridgewater. Manganese is one of these strategics. It is used as a scavenging agent to remove impurities in making common steel. About 14 pounds of manganese are required for this purpose for each ton of steel manufactured. Manganese is also an element used in the manufacture of alloy steel. When combined in proportion with iron and carbon in steel, it produces a tough abrasion-resisting metal. Wear plates on tractor blades is an example of the use of manganese iron.
50 Years Ago – December 4, 1974
Cindy Michaud Is The New Junior Miss — Miss Cindy Michaud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Michaud of Houlton, was crowned Junior Miss Houlton 1975, Saturday evening at the annual pageant sponsored by the Business and Professional Women’s Club of Houlton.
Oldest Resident Honored — Mrs. Mary Sullivan is presented the Boston Post gold headed cane by Town Council Chairman Robert Anderson. The cane has been in Houlton for many years and is awarded to the oldest citizen. Mrs. Sullivan will be 95 years of age on January 14 and is a resident at the Maple Grove Nursing Home. Her hostess for the occasion Tuesday, Mrs. Dana Brown described Mrs. Sullivan as, “very excited” when she was told about the honor to be given to her.
25 Years Ago – December 8, 1999
Community Champions’ To Be Honored This Friday — Ordinary people who have done extraordinary things will be honored Friday at the first-ever Community Champions Breakfast. In conjunction with the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce and Louisiana-Pacific Special Events Team, eight organizations/individuals will be recognized in a variety of categories. The reception will be held at the knights of Columbus Hall in Houlton. Recipients had to be nominated by someone else and a panel of judges made the final determination. Those being recognized include: Leigh Cummings III, Clayton Roger Quint, Peter Blood, Richard Rhoda, Arthur Howell, B. Battery.
Adams Celebrates 100th Birthday — One of Houlton’s oldest citizens received a pleasant surprise last weekend in the form of a birthday party. Lala “Ducky” Adams, who enjoyed time with family and friends on Saturday, Dec. 4, will celebrate her 100th birthday tomorrow. Born in Eel River Lake, New Brunswick in 1899, Adams first came to Houlton with her family in 1909 where she attended school. She married George Curron and moved to Manchester, N.H. where she lived until the 1970s. After the death of her first husband, she returned to Houlton and married Mahlon Adams of Linneus. All through her life, Adams has never been known to be idle. She has been a national winner for her hooked rug creations and according to her sister-in-law Alice Varney, enjoyed hunting in her younger years.
